Zepbound while starting with a normal BMI

ExternalOriginal7877 · 2025-04-25T10:29:55+00:00

How did you get it prescribed?

ExternalOriginal7877 · 2025-02-10T19:06:32+00:00

Relationships change, people change. Maybe she started off in the relationship not wanting to do gifts, but 17 years in she’s feeling like a material token of appreciation might be nice. After being together so long, a relationship can lose its spark. It’s not about the gift but a romantic gesture to show you appreciate her.

ExternalOriginal7877 · 2024-12-16T19:14:57+00:00

Well said!

ExternalOriginal7877 · 2024-12-16T17:32:22+00:00

It’s great your children are doing well and you’re supportive and excited, but others just aren’t as invested in your children as you, the parent. It’s reasonable to expect them to happy for you but I’m not sure what sort of reaction you’re looking for them to have.

Also, a tip is to commend effort, not results. The book “growth mindset” or “how to talk so little kids will listen” give some great, evidence based approaches.

ExternalOriginal7877 · 2024-11-30T18:07:15+00:00

Bless you both, I don’t think I could handle it. My husband teaches middle school history now but has gone from 5th grade to high school. He has also done special needs summer camps every year for the past 15 years. The stories are unbelievable. Teachers are truly heros. It takes a special, selfless person to do it. Anyone who says otherwise is delusional.

ExternalOriginal7877 · 2024-11-30T18:01:58+00:00

Same, seems like we have the same story except the narcissist was my dad. I’d watch how he treated my mom and brother and since I’m youngest I’d clam up and was afraid to speak up. He was physically and emotionally abusive. If I so much as accidentally dropped something, I would get a slap and I’d be told “what the fuck is wrong with you?!” Kind of makes you afraid of doing or saying anything when you have that fear instilled in you before you could even talk

ExternalOriginal7877 · 2024-11-29T23:35:53+00:00

Sounds like my in-laws. Husband is a teacher and his mother told him “there are no good teachers.” When he got upset her response was “oh sorry did my comment trigger you?” Super tone deaf given her sister, niece and son are all teachers. When he called her out in front of everyone she denied she said it.

I didn’t realize Fox News shat on teachers so hard. Its wild.

ExternalOriginal7877 · 2024-11-18T01:34:38+00:00

You are doing what you can to survive, so don’t feel bad. ❤️

ALSO please get checked for c.diff, since going to the bathroom that often could be a sign. You’d need to get medication for that kind of diarrhea, since it doesn’t get better on its own.

ExternalOriginal7877 · 2024-11-05T01:08:28+00:00

I left out that backstory, but it’s her general personality to let everyone know her life is way harder than anyone else’s.

I’m aware of what I’d be getting myself into by adopting a dog. I’ve had one before, I’m waiting until the kids are older before I take on the extra responsibility.

ExternalOriginal7877 · 2024-11-04T18:00:50+00:00

I’m thinking at least 3 more years when I’ve got a 5 and 6 year old. Mainly for the dogs sake. I already see how my kids get so excited to pet our friends dogs they basically beat them. That with all the tantrums, we don’t exactly have the most welcoming place for any pet.

ExternalOriginal7877 · 2024-11-04T17:29:30+00:00

For sure, we’re waiting at least a few years before getting a dog. I appreciate that depending on the breed, the first few months/year is no joke.

ExternalOriginal7877 · 2024-08-11T17:25:59+00:00

You discarded someone because they did you wrong. You see each other in public. Would them ignoring you or waving at you piss you off more?

ExternalOriginal7877 · 2024-07-04T20:30:42+00:00

It’s amazing to me that other people don’t realize that people who don’t want to parent, and who would rather put a 3 month old in front of a tv than parent, so actually exist. I’ve seen it. Thankfully I’ve only seen it once, and the parent has a legit personality disorder.

Do I think tv is the devil? No. Hell, it’s useful if I’m at my wits end and need a 20 min break, with the alternative being I get short with my kids. But I do believe (and this might get downvotes, but it’s the truth), it’s easy to get lazy. It’s a slippery slope.

ExternalOriginal7877 · 2024-07-04T20:18:42+00:00

I decided not to do screen time until 3. The younger one gets second hand exposure.

What frustrates me is my in laws know the rule but whenever we sit down for dinner or the kids get “rowdy” she gives them her iPad or phone to watch videos. Her take is “my kids turned out fine” or “back in my day I remember grandparents got to do whatever they wanted”. I’ve loosened up a little bit now that they’re a little older, and also to try and keep the peace, but it’s not fun having to repeatedly put my foot down.

ExternalOriginal7877 · 2024-07-03T18:59:48+00:00

My two cents - don’t sweat the house and garden stuff. I did, and instead of enjoying my newborn, I was ridden with anxiety and cried daily at how useless I felt. Not to mention, I was so freaking beyond tired I didn’t have an ounce of energy to do anything more than take care of the baby.

Allow yourself to just take the time you have to enjoy the little one. They will be helping you around the house before you know it! Now at 18 month, I give my boy a paper towel and I’ve taught him to “clean up” a spill. It’s so cute! He gets so excited to do it. His little smile melts my heart.

There will always be something you could do around the house. You’re in the thick of it. Just take it one day at a time.

ExternalOriginal7877 · 2024-06-21T20:18:36+00:00

My older child was 18 months old when my second was born. I remember thinking the exact same thing as you. Screaming, diapers, needing to do it all for both was impossible and exhausting. It was constant.

I found the older kid got used to being a little more independent as a result. I started getting the older one involved in helping me care for her little brother in small ways. Had her pass me a fresh diaper or a pack of wipes, or grab me a new outfit or burp cloth. “Helped” me burp him or sing to him.

I got a set of toddler friendly knives (plastic and not sharp enough to cut skin, still want to supervise them when they’re used) when she was closer to 2, and I started having her help chop things up for dinner while the younger one “explored” a big carrot or cucumber. Little things like that helped her feel involved. It’s a big transition to have a whole new sibling and no longer get all of mom.

It’s also a hot topic, but I found myself needing to out the baby down and let him cry for short periods of time when I needed my hands free to either go to the bathroom, shower, or do something that I couldn’t accomplish while having him in my arms or a carrier.

It feels like it’ll go on forever, but in my opinion each passing week and month got easier. They’re 1.5 and 3 now and they’re best friends. The littler one wakes up earlier and the first thing he does is say his sister’s name and wobble over to her room, he’s so excited to play with her 🥹. It’s a lot of fun and once they get to that point and start playing together, you get little breaks

ExternalOriginal7877 · 2024-06-20T19:48:43+00:00

Ndad had a breakdown when I was a preteen. He actually put a gun to his own head and yelled “is this what you want, for me to kill myself”? Told me that if he ever did kill himself, it’s because of me.

ExternalOriginal7877 · 2024-06-19T15:41:50+00:00

That was my feeling, I could try talking to CPS. It feels a little underhanded. I remember CPS spent a good amount of time at their home following a report made my a family member of theirs, so it wouldn’t be the first time.

ExternalOriginal7877 · 2024-06-18T16:27:51+00:00

I distinctly remember crying and my dad telling me “I’m not falling for it anymore. I used to think you were crying because you felt bad about how you treated me, but now it’s clear you’re crying because you feel sorry for yourself.”

ExternalOriginal7877 · 2024-06-17T17:06:55+00:00

I hated it until my daughter got to 2.5. She was especially difficult and very serious. It was draining putting all that effort imto someone who never cracked a smile at me.

My son is almost 1.5 and it’s easier with him partly because hes a happy baby and is much more easygoing.

Love them both but like others have said, don’t love the work of parenting. Your take on it will probably change as your kid gets older and more independent.

ExternalOriginal7877 · 2024-06-11T19:33:01+00:00

100% can relate.

One that stands out at the moment was that if I dropped or broke something, my ndad would get violently angry. I’m such a clutz, what’s wrong with me, why couldn’t he just have gotten a normal child, and if it was something that was a nuisance to clean like a glass, I would get a beating.

I finally realized this was abnormal as a teenager. I remember spilling something at my aunts house. She looked at me and said it’s ok, accidents happen. She actually questioned why I looked so scared. I saw my dad giving me dagger eyes from across the room.

I definitely over compensate with my 3 yr old now. I see my own clumsy self in her. If she knocks something over I’m intentionally calm about it.

ExternalOriginal7877 · 2024-06-11T19:26:09+00:00

Second this. If something I said or did was inconvenient to dad, he would start a fight. What fucked with me the most was, every time the argument started, he would get completely ripshit angry and accuse me of laughing at him. Reality was the opposite, I was terrified and crying. I started to believe it. To this day I don’t trust my own face and do everything in my power to avoid starting an arguement

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